1933-1934 Academic Catalog

12 GENERAL INFORM TION burgh, olumbus, incinnati, and St. Louis Railroad, one of the main lines of the P nnsylvania system. Good bus lines also run from olumbus, Dayton, Springfield, Cincinnati, leveland and all intermediate points to edarville. edarville is situaLerl m the norlhern part of the far-famed Miami valley. It is the birthplace of the late ambassador Whitelaw Reid. It is noted for its fine public schools, good churches, sturdy citizens, and hospitable homes. n English editor wrote in a leading British newspaper that, "Cedarvill is a Puritan oasis in America.'' It is a clean, safe and healthful place to get a college education. Campus.-There are three plots to the campus of Cedar– ville College. The campus is beautifully shaded and attractive. It contains, besides the college buildings, a foo t-ball field , a base-ball diamond, a hockey ground, and a tennis court. Th~ trees of the campus were a gift from the late Whitelaw Re id. One part of the campus was a gift from W. J. Alford, Sr. College Hall.-College Hall is the oldest building, erected in 1895. It contains recitation rooms, the chapel, the offices, the halls for the Y. W. a nd Y. M. C. A. and the heating plant for the buildings of the main campus. Alford Memorial Gymnasium.- Alford Memorial Gymnasium was given to Cedarville College by W. J. Alford in memory of his f ather and mother, Dr. and Mrs. John Alford formerly of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. It has a seating capacity of one thousand. It has a basket – ball floor, a kitchen fully furnished, a stage, dressing rooms, and a banquet hall. Carnegie Library.-Carnegie Library was the gift of the late Honorable Andrew Carnegie. It has 10,000 volumes on its shelves. All the leading magazines and periodicals are on its reading tables. The library also contains the Refectory for the dining club and the Conservatory of Music, and a reception and literary hall. Science Hall.-Science Hall was erected in 1922. It has the laboratories for Botany, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology. The work of mechanical drawing is also carried on in Science Hall. The laboratories are well equipped for the sciences. Girls' Dormitory.-A girls' dormitory to cost $100,000 is in the plan for new buildings. It is hoped to have the funds for this building by 1934. Chapel.-A chapel to cost $150,000 is also included in the plan for new buildings. In addition to the chapel there will be annexes for offices for the various officers of the Faculty and administration. Each of these buildings is a challenge to men and women of means, who wish to invest their money in a cause